The nurse teaching the phases of the menstrual cycle should ...

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The nurse teaching the phases of the menstrual cycle should include the fact that the corpus luteum begins to degenerate, estrogen and progesterone levels fall, and extensive vascular changes occur in which phase?
 
  1. Menstrual phase
  2. Proliferative phase
  3. Secretory phase
  4. Ischemic phase

Question 2

The nurse teaching the phases of the menstrual cycle should include the fact that the corpus luteum begins to degenerate, estrogen and progesterone levels fall, and the blood supply to the endometrium is reduced in which phase?
 
  1. Menstrual phase
  2. Proliferative phase
  3. Secretory phase
  4. Ischemic phase

[Tabitha_2016]

Answer to Question 1

4
Explanation: 4. In the ischemic phase, the corpus luteum begins to degenerate, and as a result, both estrogen and progesterone levels fall. Small blood vessels rupture, and the spiral arteries constrict and retract, causing a deficiency of blood in the endometrium, which becomes pale.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale 1: The menstrual phase is the menses.
Rationale 2: The proliferative phase is characterized by proliferation of the endometrium and estrogen reaching its highest peak.
Rationale 3: In the secretory phase, estrogen drops sharply, and progesterone dominates; vascularity of the entire uterus increases; and tissue glycogen increases, making the uterus ready for implantation.
Rationale 4: In the ischemic phase, the corpus luteum begins to degenerate, and as a result, both estrogen and progesterone levels fall. Small blood vessels rupture, and the spiral arteries constrict and retract, causing a deficiency of blood in the endometrium, which becomes pale.